Bonsai
by Eva Lechner
Title
Bonsai
Artist
Eva Lechner
Medium
Photograph - Photographs-artistic Photography
Description
Bonsai (盆栽, "tray planting" About this sound pronunciation is a Japanese art form using cultivation techniques to produce small trees in containers that mimic the shape and size of full size trees. Similar practices exist in other cultures, including the Chinese tradition of penzai or penjing from which the art originated, and the miniature living landscapes of Vietnamese hòn non bộ. The Japanese tradition dates back over a thousand years.
"Bonsai" is a Japanese pronunciation of the earlier Chinese term penzai. The word bonsai is often used in English as an umbrella term for all miniature trees in containers or pots.
The purposes of bonsai are primarily contemplation for the viewer, and the pleasant exercise of effort and ingenuity for the grower. By contrast with other plant cultivation practices, bonsai is not intended for production of food or for medicine. Instead, bonsai practice focuses on long-term cultivation and shaping of one or more small trees growing in a container.
A bonsai is created beginning with a specimen of source material. This may be a cutting, seedling, or small tree of a species suitable for bonsai development. Bonsai can be created from nearly any perennial woody-stemmed tree or shrub species that produces true branches and can be cultivated to remain small through pot confinement with crown and root pruning. Some species are popular as bonsai material because they have characteristics, such as small leaves or needles, that make them appropriate for the compact visual scope of bonsai.
The source specimen is shaped to be relatively small and to meet the aesthetic standards of bonsai. When the candidate bonsai nears its planned final size it is planted in a display pot, usually one designed for bonsai display in one of a few accepted shapes and proportions. From that point forward, its growth is restricted by the pot environment. Throughout the year, the bonsai is shaped to limit growth, redistribute foliar vigor to areas requiring further development, and meet the artist's detailed design.
Original fine art photography(taken last spring in Kyoto,Japan) and digital artwork(enhanced with textures)by Eva Lechner
Contest winner:1st place in the Contest Flowers or Plant life of Asia - Awesome Asia' Monthly Group Contest-April 2019...
SOLD on 11/27/2020 a 20" x 30" print to a buyer from Frimley, - United Kingdom.
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March 4th, 2018
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Comments (24)
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… GREATEST OF ALL TIME SHOWER CURTAIN DESIGN CONTEST! F/L
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations! Your wonderful photograph is FEATURED on the home page of The 200 Club FAA/Pixels rising star photography group. To ensure that your noteworthy work remains visible between the next set of features and graduation, I invite you to post your photograph in the group's Features Archive 2022 discussion and/or other appropriate threads. Thank you for sharing your visions and for your participation in our unique club.
Nancy Kane Chapman
Congratulations Eva for winning this contest! This beautiful work is stunning....just love the softness and feeling of an antique masterpiece painting!
Sharon Nelson-Bianco
Hi Eva, stunning artwork - so spiritual. Congratulations on your win. I love your artwork. Best, Sharon Lf
Ian Gledhill
Eva...Many congratulations on this 1st. place winning contest submission in the 'Flowers or Plant Life of Asia', Awesome Asia group members contest for April 2019.
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your beautiful artistic work is Featured in the "Bedroom Art Gallery" group 3/21/18 l/f/pin